Daniel-Brazil

Q: Time Machine Moved Backup don't open in a new drive

Dear all,

 

I'm wondering with new time machine features, but my old hard drive (Toshiba 500Gb) was too slow because its full.

 

I followed the apple tutorial (Time Machine: How to transfer backups from a current backup drive to a new backup drive - Apple Support ). During the format (new drive) I selected the option (likewise my old hard drive):

 

"Mac OS Expandido (Distinção entre maiús./min., Reg. Cron.)"- Sorry my Mac OSX is in Portuguese and I don't know the translation

 

My new hard drive (Seagate Expansion 1.5 Tb) apparently is OSX compatible, but after the Time Machine migration I can see my backuped files, but never access it. In addition, I cannot navigate among backuped folders on "Time Machine Finder".

 

My  old hard drive still working well, but still full.

 

What's happen in my case? OSX incompatibility?

 

Thanks.

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012)

Posted on Aug 1, 2015 5:43 AM

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  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Aug 1, 2015 6:25 AM in response to Daniel-Brazil
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    Aug 1, 2015 6:25 AM in response to Daniel-Brazil

    I suggest you erase the new backup drive and start over without copying anything from the old one. But if you don't want to do that, see below.

    Although Apple documentation says you can copy Time Machine backups in the Finder, it's very slow and sometimes doesn't work at all.

    This technique will only work if the volume you're copying to is the same size, or larger than, the one you're copying from.

    First, open the Time Machine preference pane and click the Select Disk... button. You may have to unlock the settings first by clicking the padlock icon in the lower left corner of the window. Authenticate as an administrator.

    Delete the volume you're going to copy from the list of backup destinations. Then turn Time Machine OFF.

    Launch Disk Utility, open the built-in help, and search for the term "Duplicate." Follow the instructions. All existing data on the destination volume will be erased. That shouldn't be a problem, because you don't want to mix backup and non-backup data on the same drive anyway.

    If the volume you're copying was encrypted by Time Machine, you may have to unlock it first. Click the Unlock button in the toolbar of the Disk Utility window.

    Turn Time Machine back ON and select the new volume as a backup destination. You can also continue to use the old volume, if you wish. The two will be alternated when both are available.

    CAUTION: If the volume you're copying is corrupt, as shown by Repair Disk or Verify Disk in Disk Utility, then that corruption will be copied to the new drive. Don't copy data from a corrupt volume on a malfunctioning drive. Put the drive aside and don't use it until you're sure you'll no longer need the data. Then securely erase it and take it to a recycling center. Do the same if the Restore operation fails with "disk errors."